Report No. 13
Section 188.- For section 188 of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely:-
"188. Extent of an agent's authority.
(1) An agent having an authority to do an act has authority to do every lawful thing which is necessary in order to do such act or ordinarily incidental to doing it in the usual way.
(2) An agent has implied authority to act, in the execution of his express authority, according to the custom or usage prevailing in the market, trade or business in which he is employed.
(3) An agent having an authority to carry on a business has authority to do every lawful thing necessary for the purpose, or usually done in the course of conducting such business."
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